The History of Grimace (McDonald's) | Horror History

PUT A SMILE ON. In 2023, Grimace became a horror phenomenon thanks to the disturbing reactions on Tik-Tok to the Grimace Birthday Shake. But I've always found Grimace, and the McDonald's lore as a whole, to stem from a creepy place. From urban legends about the mascot to McDonald's creepypastas to other disturbing details, the Grimace Birthday Shake incident was the first time things got weird in McDonaldland.

Grimace was originally a villain known as The Evil Grimace who stole shakes and drinks from children, and as we comb over his history, more and more unsettling details come out.

In this video I'll be analyzing the entire history of Grimace, from his twisted origins, to his mysterious actions over the years, to his disappearance, and finally his sudden reappearance and rampage as a Tik-Tok horror icon.

To learn all the mysteries of Grimace's past like "what is a Grimace" or "what's really in the Grimace shake", stick around to the end of this video.

Chapters
0:00 The Birth of Evil Grimace
1:02 Intro
3:35 The Legend of Grimace Island
4:36 How Big Is A Grimace?
5:24 Factor
6:39 Grimace Appears in McDonaldland
8:53 Ronald "Befriends" Grimace
9:45 Grimace's Rise To Fame
10:55 Grimace in the 80s
11:31 Grimace's Homecoming
13:50 The Disappearance of Grimace
14:52 What is Grimace?
17:09 Grimace Takes Over McDonald's Twitter
17:42 Grimace's Birthday Celebration
18:58 The Grimace Shake Incidents

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[Inactiveidontusethis]

I never thought we’d have a grimace lore video

[FigmentForever]

I was a costumed performer for Grimace in the late 80s/early 90s. They literally had air fresheners taped to the inside of the costume, and it smelled of grapes & razzberry. I’m thoroughly convinced that is what the Grimace shake is supposed to taste like - his insides.

[poweroffriendship.]

Grimace's body count explained why he has "grim" in his name for a reason. His milkshake not only bring all boys to the yard, he brought everybody in the yard.

[d.b.]

I have a theory on why Grimace used to have four arms: Grimaces reproduce by mitosis. So that was actually him mid-separation with his offspring, or his progenitor in mid-separation with him. Indeed, every new from of Grimace we see might actually be a different Grimace, their numbers multiplying as they spread across the world tasting everything they touch, in preparation for the Great Consuming that is to come.

[hko]

Okay now I need a horror history on all these famous creepy mascots now. 😮

[mattg]

The fact you did a horror history on Grimace is off the charts. Love it. Great job!

[transcendentalism]

This and the Chuck E. Cheese backstory are brilliant, incredible satire 😂

[valenciageode]

Something is so interesting about him talking about McDonald’s mascots as real people.
Mayor McCheese having to step down for lawsuits.
I’m down for this. And no wonder there’s so many horror games set during this time period. It’s amazing EVERY kid didn’t have nightmares.

[Cowboyvr]

This is the real “horror” in horror history.

[landancamara]

How much you wanna bet Grimace is gonna actually get his own horror movie

[zeepsterd]

The most haunting character you’ve ever covered.

[emileelamica]

As a kid, we had this VHS tape where Ronald and all the mascots went to Grimace Island. Grimace was always my favorite, but now I'm not so sure....

[amyschildgamerlive]

This feels like an April fools joke and tbh.... I love it! The serious tone is just a cherry on top of this amazing McDonald's sundae lol

[enerioffutt]

I always thought Grimace was rather adorable. And thank you for reminding me of all the past great McDonald characters.

[panosplays]

Finally, I was bummed because we did not have an April Fools video. Now I am finally happy.

[orophile]

Help this is such a legit documentary of Grimace 😭😭😭

[cozyallyson]

i love these fast food/pop culture "horror" icon episodes so much. they're so hilariously entertaining and well-put together!

[angelsandautobots]

Grimace was a child's nightmare back in the 80s and nothing has changed. Neat. 😀👍

[klownbeans]

My sister is going to be grimace for Halloween.



I'm not kidding, she actually made that choice. We like to get a healthy start on Halloween costumes.

[anastasiachaliman]

"You're standing in a huddle of grimaces... it's not such a far-fetched story, is it?"
I'm sorry but that killed me. And why did I think Grimace was nice and so snuggly?! Thank you so much for this video. I never knew I needed a Grimace lore video but this was so well done and interesting.